Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. After a long history of fighting, Vicky and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Phelaia hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Amber (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Herleva hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sumnes grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple green robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Stableman profession.

History: She was born in the north. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Map Maker responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jet (40 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Robert isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Robert was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Farmer. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Richard was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp).